date$
Syntax
date = DATE$(code)
Arguments
date: text
code: see the table below
Meaning
Returns the system date as a character string. The code determines how the date is presented.
|
Code |
Meaning |
|
1 |
in the form mm/dd/yy (USA format) |
|
2 |
in the form yy.ddd (Julian format) |
|
3 |
in the form dd/mm/yy (European format) |
|
4 |
in the form yy-mm-dd (ISO format) |
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code + 4 |
as above, but with a 4-digit year |
Example
date = date$(8)
Result
The variable date is filled with the current system date, at the time of executing this line of code, in this case: 2002-05-13
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